fancify

[ fan-si-fahy ]
/ ˈfæn sɪˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), fan·ci·fied, fan·ci·fy·ing.

to make fancy or fanciful; dress up; embellish.

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Origin of fancify

First recorded in 1650–60; fancy + -fy

Words nearby fancify

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